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Living in the background: home-based women workers and poverty persistence
Chronic Poverty Research Centre, UK, 2007This paper examines the relationship between home-based work and persistent poverty in certain parts of South and South East Asia. The author argues that an expanded conception of social protection is needed if poverty prevention initiatives are to be effective in the case of home-based women workers.DocumentSocial protection for home-based women workers in South Asia : learning from action and research
Institute of Social Studies Trust, India, 2007Home-based work is an increasingly important source of employment in South Asia, where it is estimated that there are over 50 million home-based workers.DocumentThe politics of what works in tackling chronic poverty
Chronic Poverty Research Centre, UK, 2007This policy brief looks at the role that politics plays in shaping efforts towards poverty reduction.DocumentChronic poverty in India: policy responses
Chronic Poverty Research Centre, UK, 2007It is estimated that up to 130 million Indians live in chronic poverty. This briefing paper summarises the characteristics of and explanations for this phenomenon, discusses the context for policy today, and proposes a series of recommendations for policy changes that would move India towards eradicating poverty.DocumentLegislative brief: the maintenance and welfare of parents and senior citizens bill, 2007
Centre for Policy Research, New Delhi, 2007This brief highlights the main clauses of the 2007 Indian bill that makes it a legal obligation for Indian children and heirs to provide maintenance to senior citizens, and also permits state governments to establish old age homes in every district. The brief offers an analysis of the main components of the bill.DocumentConceptualizing social exclusion in the context of India’s poorest regions: a contribution to the Qual-Quant debate
Q-Squared: Combining Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches in Poverty Analysis, 2007This paper presents an analysis of poverty in Orissa, India. The author proposes a problem-oriented approach that spells out the issues that need to be incorporated to understand the nature of poverty. A description of measurable indicators of deprivation by itself is not sufficient, and approaches to poverty analysis need to be broadened to include an examination of the causes of poverty.DocumentMarginalised migrant workers and social protection
Refugee and Migratory Movements Research Unit, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2007This paper reports on a two-day workshop on marginalised migrant workers and social protection issues held in Dhaka, Bangladesh in October 2006. The workshop was organised by the Refugee and Migratory Movements Research Unit in Bangladesh and its partner, the Development Research Centre (DRC) on Migration, Globalisation and Poverty, based at the University of Sussex, Brighton.DocumentPension liabilities of the central government: projections and implications
ESocialSciences, 2007A consensus appears to have been reached among economists, financial experts, planners and policy makers that the present non-contributory and defined benefit nature of the Indian pension system for all government employees is unsustainable and needs to be changed forthwith.DocumentParticipatory Vulnerability Analysis: a step–by–step guide for field staff
ActionAid International, 2004This guide is developed to assist field workers and communities to analyse people’s vulnerability, draw action plans, mobilise resources and enact appropriate policies, laws and strategies to reduce their vulnerability to disaster. This guide is specifically developed consistent with the PVA approach to:DocumentPublic investment and poverty reduction: lessons from China and India
Economic and Political Weekly, India, 2007This article argues that public investments in rural areas have contributed significantly to agricultural growth and rural poverty reduction in China and India.Pages